Never Take Your Grandparents For Granted | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Relationships

Never Take Your Grandparents For Granted

31
Never Take Your Grandparents For Granted
Haleigh Shrensel

Grandparents are special people. They are one of the first people to welcome you into this world. They love you unconditionally. They spoil you. They give endless advice. They encourage you. They do it all.

Grandparents are always there for us, offering advice while we get older. Always attending important school / sport events. Making sure we pick the right college and help us with whatever it is to make sure we get there and get the degree at the end.

One thing that we often forget is that, as we get older, so do they. Time passes so much faster than we realize and we never know how much longer we’ll get with them. They never get tired of hearing thank you or I love you. Whether you realize it or not, that simple two minute phone call you give them actually means the world to them.

Never forget to thank them for standing by your side while you figured out what and who you wanted to be. Thank them for being such amazing role models and always giving amazing advice. Thank them for the endless presents and love. But most of all, thank them for being them and loving you unconditionally.

There is no doubt in my mind that my grandparents are two of the most important people in my lives. They helped raise me, they are the reasons I’m in college, they constantly give me support and encouragement in everything I do, and most of all, they are my rocks in life. Of course I’m beyond grateful for my parents, friends and so on, but when it comes to my grandparents, they’re my everything.

So to my gram and pop,

As your granddaughter, I want you to never forget how much you mean to me. I owe a lot of who I am and where I am right now to you guys. If it wasn’t for you guys I don’t think I'd be half of the girl I am today. I hope one day I'm as strong and as smart as you two. Your love for each other only makes me hope that one day I find that kind of love when I’m older too. You guys have made me strong and never let me give up in anything I do. Yeah sure, sometimes you were hard on me, but it only helped me. With our endless memories, I know i'll never take them for granted and will always cherish them. Thank you for always being my support system but most of all, thank you for always being my best friends.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Gilmore Girls
Hypable

In honor of Mother’s Day, I have been thinking of all the things my mom does for my family and me. Although I couldn’t write nearly all of them, here are a few things that moms do for us.

They find that shirt that’s right in front of you, but just you can’t seem to find.

Keep Reading...Show less
Relationships

10 Reasons To Thank Your Best Friend

Take the time to thank that one friend in your life you will never let go of.

3469
Thank You on wooden blocks

1. Thank you for being the one I can always count on to be honest.

A true friend will tell you if the shirt is ugly, or at least ask to borrow it and "accidentally" burn it.

2. Thank you for accepting me for who I am.

A best friend will love you regardless of the stale french fries you left on the floor of your car, or when you had lice in 8th grade and no one wanted to talk to you.

Keep Reading...Show less
sick student
StableDiffusion

Everybody gets sick once in a while, but getting sick while in college is the absolute worst. You're away from home and your mom who can take care of you and all you really want to do is just be in your own bed. You feel like you will have never-ending classwork to catch up on if you miss class, so you end up going sick and then it just takes longer to get better. Being sick in college is really tough and definitely not a fun experience. Here are the 15 stages that everyone ends up going through when they are sick at college.

Keep Reading...Show less
kid
Janko Ferlic
Do as I say, not as I do.

Your eyes widen in horror as you stare at your phone. Beads of sweat begin to saturate your palm as your fingers tremble in fear. The illuminated screen reads, "Missed Call: Mom."

Growing up with strict parents, you learn that a few things go unsaid. Manners are everything. Never talk back. Do as you're told without question. Most importantly, you develop a system and catch on to these quirks that strict parents have so that you can play their game and do what you want.

Keep Reading...Show less
friends
tv.com

"Friends" maybe didn’t have everything right or realistic all the time, but they did have enough episodes to create countless reaction GIFs and enough awesomeness to create, well, the legacy they did. Something else that is timeless, a little rough, but memorable? Living away from the comforts of home. Whether you have an apartment, a dorm, your first house, or some sort of residence that is not the house you grew up in, I’m sure you can relate to most of these!

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments